1st New York Engineer Regiment

1st New York Engineer Regiment
ActiveOctober 11, 1861, to June 30, 1865
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnited States of America
Union
BranchEngineers
Nickname(s)Serrell's Engineers, New York Volunteer Corps of Engineers, Engineer's and Artizans
EngagementsBattle of Fort Pulaski
Battle of James Island
First Battle of Fort Wagner
Second Battle of Fort Wagner
Second Battle of Charleston Harbor
Second Battle of Fort Sumter
Battle of Olustee
Bermuda Hundred Campaign
Siege of Petersburg
Dutch Gap
Battle of Chaffin's Farm
Battle of Honey Hill
Commanders
First CommanderCol. Edward W. Serrell
Second CommanderCol. James F. Hall
Insignia
Colors of the 1st NYVE
Staged photograph of the 1st NY Engineers demonstrating sapping on Morris Island.

The 1st New York Engineer Regiment was an engineer regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was also known as Serrell's Engineers,[1] New York Volunteer Corps of Engineers,[2] or Engineer's and Artizans.[2] The regiment served initially in the Lower Seaboard Theater, and later in the Richmond–Petersburg Campaign.

  1. ^ Townsend, Thomas (1889). The Honors of the Empire State in the War of the Rebellion. New York: BiblioLife. ISBN 1-110-35221-2.
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